Conor McGregor is keenly anticipating the chance to throw some heavy leather-based within the Octagon after watching Saturday evening’s fights.
In a 5 minute audio word revealed to social media, McGregor spoke of how impressed he was with the title-winning performances of each Amanda Nunes, who reclaimed the UFC ladies’s bantamweight championship from Julianna Pena, and Brandon Moreno, who arrange a fourth showdown with Deiveson Figueiredo when he gained the interim 125-pound title with a 3rd spherical end of Kai-Kara France at UFC 277.
“It’s mad to me the similarity of final evening’s girls’ bantamweight world title struggle rematch to mine with Diaz,” mentioned McGregor of the primary occasion. “The McGregor-Diaz fights. Combat No.1; a highly-touted, the GOAT of the game, me and Amanda Nunes. Sheer toughness, willingness to struggle and caught off guard, we eat a few photographs, give a few photographs, then eats a few photographs and the tide turns after which will get choked.
“Now the return, the rematch,” he added. “Confidence on the opposite aspect, tenacity and toughness, all of that’s nonetheless there, extra centered work on Nunes and my aspect. Now I’m neither ‘aspect’, I’m a fan of each ladies, an enormous fan of each of these ladies’ Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena, and everybody who steps inside that f***ing octagon and makes the stroll, to be sincere.
“The unique bout had ‘I’m not shocked motherf***ers,’ [Diaz’s famous first words in his post-fight interview]. Then once more, Julianna says it after which the struggle goes the very same manner within the second struggle. They’re dropped a number of instances, higher ready, cracks the photographs, will get the drop a number of instances, however then the toughness is simply nonetheless there, nonetheless in Amanda’s face, nonetheless in my face, some fights they’re. They’re iconic Combined Martial Arts bouts that we’re all fortunate to witness and it’s a mad ol’ scene.”
McGregor additionally praised the ability of Moreno, the Mexican star of the UFC flyweight division.
“That Mexican is a bit of animal of a factor, and so is the little New Zealander additionally,” he mentioned. “Two goers. Two correct goers from utterly completely different components of the world. Two completely different folks however two of the identical in their very own manner. It was nice to look at that bout, a very nice bout. And the little Mexican is a few boy. It’s important to give it to him, strolling into the sector with the chick on the arm. Numero uno. Campeón, campeón.
“A correct Mexican entrance after which a correct Mexican struggle. Then the toughness, and he simply placed on a present. It was an ideal card. Viva la Mexico, c*bron. Viva la Mexico. Let’s go, child. Congrats to the Mexicans.”
